ITunes can not find iPod

Hi all,
I recently had my iPod 20gb colour lock up on me whilst on holidays. It started acting odd - not playing songs just scrolling through each track on the album for a second before moving on to the next. Tried soft resetting - no joy. Now back in the office my iTunes will not recognize my iPod at all(connected via USB). The iTunes options button does not appear in the "source list" and within the iPod tab within Prefrences I get the message " No iPod connected". I can access the iPod via Windows Explorer so I know the USB connection is working. I have now performed both an update and restore of the Ipod software and I still have the same issue. I have even tried reinstalling all of the software (iPod & iTunes). I now have an empty iPod (no songs nor photos) that iTunes will not recognise. Any help is strongly appreciated. Where should I go from here??? I have already wasted hours trying all of the reset operations I can think of. Thanks guys.

I stress this is totally unorthodox / bizarre, but it worked for me???
Well I finally found a solution borne out of total frustration. After acknowledging that the problem must lie somewhere with itunes (as explorer could happily see my ipod) via the USB. So I decided to look for alternatives. I downloaded ephPod to see if I could use it as a substitute for itunes. Upon connecting my ipod as part of the ephPod installation, a message box popped up to say my ipod directory structure was damaged and required rebuilding (interesting). I accepted, completed the installation and the ephPod program worked fine. It recognised my ipod, transferred songs, the works. So I go back to itunes to see if this directory rebuilding as fixed the ultimate problem......and what do you know itunes now recognises my ipod!!!!!. I have restarted everything and it all appears to be working as it should (for now). I am currently transferring all of my tracks and photos back on to my ipod...fingers crossed this does not happen again. Again I strongly doubt that this is a universal fix, it just happened to work for me. Apple / iTunes - please get your act together......at the very least read the angst on these forums . Good luck all. I feel your pain.

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http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS4429
If you're in your carrier's coverage area
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Tap Settings > Enable Airplane Mode, wait five seconds, then turn off airplane mode.
Restart your device.
Remove the SIM card. If the SIM card is damaged, worn, or bent, or if it's too big or small for the SIM tray, contact your carrier for a new one. Then reinsert the SIM card.
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Restart
Turn off your computer and your iOS device, then turn them on again.
Update your computer
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Update iTunes
Check that you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your computer.
Make sure your iOS device trusts your computer
If you connect your iOS device to your computer and see "If you have not connected your iOS device to this computer before, unlock the device and tap Trust," make sure that your device trusts the computer.
Check the USB cable
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Verify that Apple Mobile Device Support is installed
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Windows Vista and Windows 7
Click Start.
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Reinstall iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
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Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8:
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Click "Browse my computer for driver software".
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